The hypoglycemic effect of enzymatic modified dietary fiber from bamboo shoot on type 2 diabetes rats

Abstract Bamboo shoot is a healthy food rich in dietary fiber (DF). However, its highly insoluble DF and fibrous texture limit its application in industrially processed foods. To achieve industrial processing of bamboo shoot, cellulase was used to improve the physical characteristics of bamboo shoot DF in this study. After enzymatic hydrolysis, the content of soluble DF (SDF) of bamboo shoot increased by 99.28% (from 5.53% to 11.02%) significantly ( p < 0.01). At the same time, the effect of enzymatic‐modified bamboo SDF (EMBSDF) on streptozotocin‐induced type 2 diabetes rats was explored. Results demonstrated that the high dose of EMBSDF (312.8 mg/kg) treated rats showed significant improvements in terms of glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity ( p < 0.01) compared with the diabetes rats. Meantime, it was observed that the levels of glucagon‐like peptide‐1, adiponectin and interleukin‐4 of high dose of EMBSDF compared with diabetes rats were increased ( p < 0.01) by 57.79%, 159.13%, and 6.17%, respectively. The tumor necrosis factor‐α, C‐reactive protein, and leptin levels were decreased ( p < 0.01) by 62.89%, 31.53%, and 7.84%, respectively. Furthermore, apparent kidney and pancreas histology improvements were found in high‐dose and mid‐dose EMBSDF‐treated diabetes rats. These results indicated that the modified DF significantly improved diabetes.